Bellflower, CA Public Conduct: Public Urination (2026)
Key Facts
- Covers
- Streets, parks, lots, private property
- Exception
- Restroom or enclosed sanitary facility
- Max misdemeanor penalty
- $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
- Infraction fines
- $100 to $500, escalating
Summary
Bellflower makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate on public streets, parks, parking lots, or other public places, or on private property without the occupant's permission, except in a restroom or enclosed sanitary facility.
It is unlawful for any person within the City of Bellflower to urinate or defecate upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds, public places, public buildings or vacant lots, in any place open to the public or obviously open to public view, except in a rest room or other enclosed facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste.
B. It is unlawful for any person within the City of Bellflower to enter into or remain on private property for the purpose of urinating or defecating, except with the permission of the lawful occupant in a restroom or other enclosed facility designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste. (Prior code § 3-3.1B)
Full Breakdown
City of Bellflower Municipal Code § 9.04.030 bars urinating or defecating on public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds, other public grounds, public buildings, or vacant lots, anywhere open to or visible from public view, unless done in a restroom or other enclosed facility built for sanitary disposal of human waste. It's equally unlawful to enter or remain on someone else's private property for that purpose without the lawful occupant's permission. Violations are prosecuted under the City's general penalty chapter, which allows misdemeanor or infraction charges.
Violations & Fines
Punishable as a misdemeanor (up to a $1,000 fine and/or six months in jail) or as an infraction ($100 first offense, $200 second, $500 for further offenses within 12 months) under Bellflower Municipal Code § 1.08.010.
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